James & Jane Taylor lived at 25 Miller Street West Melbourne. (previously known as house number 13)
James Taylor was born about 1828 in Crewe Cheshire England to parents Henry & Catherine Taylor nee Smith. In 1847 at the age of 19, James married Jane Rogers at Cheshire. Jane Rogers was born about 1824 in Stafford-shire England, her father’s name was William Rogers. It is thought the Taylor family emigrated to the Port Phillip district around 1853.
James and Jane Taylor had ten children, some born in England and others born in Australia. In birth order they were Elizabeth, Robert, Sarah, Catherine, Mary Jane, Ann Emma, Alfred Thomas, Catherine 2, Catherine 3 and Jane Francis Taylor.
James Taylor was as a contractor ‘James Taylor 13 Miller Street West Melbourne’ in the Burchett index and was responsible for buildings in East, North and West Melbourne between the 1860’s until his accidental death on the 21st February 1872 at the age of 44years. In 1872 an inquest into the accidental death stated James left a wife and four children.
Significant building works carried out by James Taylor are listed below.
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| Building ID | Architects | Owner | Suburb | Building State | Building Type | Builder | Build Date (YYYY MM DD) | Registration no |
| 85102 | Taylor, James – Napier between Greeves & Johnston | Fitzroy | VIC | Houses; Shops | Taylor, James | 1856 03 27 | 219 | |
| 81498 | Phillips, Wm – Iron Moulder | East Melbourne | VIC | Houses | Taylor, James – 11 Miller St West Melb. | 1868 11 17 | 2935 | |
| 72692 | McInnes, – | West Melbourne | VIC | Houses | Taylor, James – MillerSt | 1869 10 12 | 3503 | |
| 72256 | Grier,- | West Melbourne | VIC | Houses | Taylor, James – Melbourne | 1869 11 6 | 3557 | |
| 77491 | Taylor, James | West Melbourne | VIC | Houses | Taylor, James | 1870 02 24 | 3762 | |
| 71897 | Hughes, W H | West Melbourne | VIC | Buildings | Taylor, James – 11 Miller St | 1870 04 23 | 3871 |
Taylor, Alfred Thomas (1859-1908)
Alfred Thomas Taylor was born in West Melbourne in 1859 and lived at 25 Miller Street West Melbourne in his youth. At the age of 23 he married Ann Underdown. Ann hailed from the UK island of Guernsey and arrived in Melbourne in 1870.
Like his father James Taylor, Alfred was also a successful artisan builder in Melbourne in the business partnership listed as ‘Taylor & Duguid of 11 Miller Street West Melbourne’ and as “A
It is believed Alfred Thomas Taylor built amongst other things, the railway signal control rooms located near the corner of Bellair Street and Macaulay Road, Kensington.
Significant building works carried out by Taylor & Duguid are listed below.
| Building ID | Architects | Owner | Suburb | Building State | Building Type | Builder | Build Date (YYYY MM DD) | Registration no |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71368 | McTonkin, J | West Melbourne | VIC | Houses | Taylor & Duguid | 1871 07 28 | 4487 | |
| 73741 | Leister, Charles | Melbourne | VIC | Hotels; alterations | Taylor & Duguid | 1871 03 18 | 4342 | |
| 74510 | Mutual Provident Society | Melbourne | VIC | Office Buildings | Taylor & Duguid | 1877 02 15 | 7081 | |
| 76141 | Smith & Ferguson | Melbourne | VIC | Warehouses | Taylor & Duguid – 11 Miller St West Melb. | 1874 11 17 | 6141 | |
| 76840 | Elliott, W | McCracken’s Brewery | Melbourne | VIC | alterations | Taylor & Duguid – 12 Miller St West Melb | 1879 03 21 | 7935 |
| 71536 | Jackson, J & RD | Melbourne | VIC | Warehouses | Taylor & Duguid – 12-13 Miller St West Melb | 1872 05 14 | 4820 | |
| 76124 | Ferguson, J | Melbourne | VIC | Warehouses | Taylor & Duguid – 12-13 Miller St West Melb. | 1871 10 31 | 4618 | |
| 77001 | Cakebread – G | Melbourne | VIC | Houses | Taylor & Duguid – 13 Miller St West Melb | 1871 02 23 | 4312 | |
| 77368 | MC. Grotty, – | West Melbourne | VIC | Houses | Taylor & Duguid – 13 Milller St, West Melb. | 1870 11 26 | 4222 | |
| 77369 | Taylor, Thos | West Melbourne | VIC | Houses | Taylor & Duguid, Melbourne | 1871 05 22 | 4412 | |
| 74516 | Mutual Provident Society | Melbourne | VIC | Office Buildings | Taylor & Duguild | 1877 10 9 | 7370 |
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Table source: https://www.mileslewis.net/australian-architectural/
Main source: Public Records Office of Victoria, BDM Victoria and the Melbourne edition of the Sands & McDougall directoy.
